CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-80676

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the vmbus driver accesses the driver_override field without a lock during match() from __driver_attach(), potentially leading to use-after-free. The fix uses the generic driver_override infrastructure that handles locking internally.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit UAF for privilege escalation or cause system crashes, especially in Hyper-V environments.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that uses the generic driver_override infrastructure. Monitor your distribution for available patches.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Drivers: hv: vmbus: use generic driver_override infrastructure When a driver is probed through __driver_attach(), the bus' match() callback is called without the device lock held, thus accessing the driver_override field without a lock, which can cause a UAF. Fix this by using the driver-core driver_override infrastructure taking care of proper locking internally. Note that calling match() from __driver_attach() without the device lock held is intentional. [1]

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